WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,400 shares, a decline of 91.4% from the December 31st total of 51,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ HYZD traded up $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.54. The company had a trading volume of 16,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,532. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a 12 month low of $21.33 and a 12 month high of $22.71. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.21.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 28th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 5.6% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 125,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after buying an additional 6,600 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 340.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after acquiring an additional 44,825 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 42,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $949,000 after purchasing an additional 1,827 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 32,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,000 after purchasing an additional 2,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund during the third quarter valued at $583,000.

About WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (HYZD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a long\u002Fshort net-zero duration bond index that’s long US high-yield issues and short Treasury futures. HYZD was launched on Dec 18, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.